The Third Reich: The Return of the King

"General Douglas, what do you mean by that?"

In the Ruhr industrial area, in the headquarters of the French army, the French army commander Henri Abel suddenly received a distinguished visit, this distinguished guest was the commander of the native forces of the empire on which the sun never sets, General Douglas Haig.

Douglas was very famous in the Allied armies, not only because of his achievements and fame in World War I, but also because of one of his nicknames.

Since entering the war in 1914, General Douglas Hague has participated in almost all major battles on the Western Front, including: the Battle of Mons, the first large-scale battle between Britain and Germany in World War 1914.

The Battle of the Marne, the largest battle of the Western Front in 1914, and the final battle of 1914, the Battle of the "Run to the Sea".

And in 1915, Douglas was not idle, he participated in the Battle of New Chapelle, the Battle of Loes;

In 1916, he took part in the Battle of the Somme, known as the meat grinder, and in 1917 in the Battle of Paschandale.

In 1918 he took part in the Somme and Leith offensives, and later in the Battle of Amiens.

After the counteroffensive of Hindenburg and Ludendorff on the Western Front, the final offensive was launched in conjunction with French Field Marshal Foch.

Four consecutive years of uninterrupted participation in the major battles on the Western Front made General Douglas's military medals full of a large number of medals, and his military rank also jumped from lieutenant general before entering the war to marshal at this time.

However, during this period, more than one million Allied troops died under the command of Douglas, and as long as Douglas participated in many battles, the British army was bound to pay extremely heavy casualties, which made the soldiers of the army privately nickname him: The Butcher!

The commander of the French army who invaded the Ruhr industrial area, Henry Abel, only had the rank of lieutenant general, three levels behind Douglas, so seeing the sudden arrival of the other party, Lieutenant General Henry seemed a little panicked, and ran over directly without saying hello before the sun set, what did they want to do?

It's not as simple as just visiting the door, is it?

"General Henry, I would like to know, how long your country intends to stay in the Ruhr industrial area, permanently or temporarily?"

Douglas had a serious expression, his face looked very solemn, stared into the eyes of the Gaul, and asked directly without any politeness.

"Uh, this, this involves our military secrets, please forgive me......"

"Don't talk about this for me, if you don't dare to say it, you can send a telegram to Tower City now, and I'll personally ask Marshal Foch!"

Seeing that the other party was going to play Tai Chi with himself and perfunctory himself with the procrastination set, General Douglas immediately changed his face and said angrily.

Henry scolded in his heart that the sun does not set and people are nosy, and he has nothing to do to come here to pretend to be an uncle, but he only dares to think about this kind of thing in his heart, and he definitely doesn't dare to say it.

Moreover, General Douglas had a good relationship with Marshal Foch, and the two had fought side by side, and if he did open his mouth to Marshal Foch, Marshal Foch would probably tell him the truth, but in that case, trouble would go to Marshal Foch.

The problem that he can't solve himself is pushed to the boss, and Shuai only needs to investigate afterwards to know that it was the ball he pushed, and he won't repair him when the time comes?

Therefore, although General Henry's heart hurts, he is still very polite on the surface.

"No, no, no, don't be so troublesome, General, you are not an outsider, if you really want to know, I have to tell you even if I desperately violate military orders!

Lieutenant General Henry tried to curry favor with General Douglas, and he also wanted to know what kind of medicine the sun never set on him, why he had sent the commander of the native troops for no reason, and asked about such a matter of French secrecy.

"In that case, why don't you talk about it quickly, what are you still talking about here?"

Henry's fawning did not get the slightest benefit, and General Douglas did not throw him off at all.

In desperation, Lieutenant General Henry had no choice but to tell Douglas about the order he had received.

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"Are you sure? Is the French really going to be stationed in the Ruhr industrial area?"

The information that Douglas received from the French army commander was soon telegraphed to the capital city of Wudu, the capital of the sunset, and this telegram was sent to the prime minister as soon as possible.

"If it weren't for the Gauls deliberately lying to deceive us, then we can basically be sure that this information is true!"

The Prime Minister's think tank and representatives of the military all believe that this news is more credible, after all, a small French lieutenant general would never dare to take the risk of deceiving his allies to walk such fake news, because his move is likely to cause contradictions between the sun and Gaul, and this kind of consequence is not something he can afford!

"Well, in that case, let's deduce and evaluate the development of the situation on the basis that this information is true!"

Prime Minister George rubbed his forehead, feeling a little exhausted.

Recently, it is not only the Gauls who have faced a serious debt problem, but also the Sun Never Sets, but Sun Never Sets has a large number of overseas colonies, and they can also maintain the domestic situation by sucking the blood of the overseas colonies, so it is not as serious as the Gauls.

However, the First World War severely weakened the Sunset, who withdrew a large number of troops from their overseas colonies during the war, and even trained a large number of local troops to help them in the war effort.

As a result, the Empire of the Sun Never Sets greatly reduced its control over these former colonies, while the independence of these colonies overseas increased.

After the end of World War I, those overseas colonies sought independence, or increased their autonomy, and established autonomous territories like the Maple Leaf Country, in order to further get rid of the control of the sunset!

The colonies are not stupid, and they all know very well that they are being used as blood-sucking tools by the Sunless-Setting people at this time, and the products and minerals they produce locally are subject to the blood-sucking of the Sun-Forever native.

This is a very cruel exploitation for the locals, and they are naturally very unhappy.

The independence of Eagle Sauce in 1776 has set an example for these overseas colonies, if they want to get rid of the bloodsucking of the sun never sets, it is like Eagle Sauce to fight for independent status, as long as they are independent of the colonial system on which the sun never sets, they don't have to worry about being sucked blood, in that case, all their gains on their own territory can fall into their own pockets!

Driven by profits, the drive for self-reliance in the overseas colonies was almost inevitable, and before the outbreak of World War I, the Sunset had fought three wars against the Boers in the South Philippines, which exhausted Sunrise and cost a lot of money and manpower.

Although the British army still won the war in the end, it exposed its huge hidden danger, that is, in the face of distant colonies, it is difficult for them to send a large number of troops from their homeland to conquer, even if the sun does not set, the national strength far exceeds those colonies, they may not be able to win!

This gave a lot of confidence to the overseas colonies, and coupled with the continuous weakening of the sun in the First World War, the number of garrisons that never set overseas was greatly reduced, and the control of the overseas colonies was further reduced.

In this case, it is not impossible to suck blood from overseas as usual, but it is very difficult, and it is not as easy as before!

In this case, the problem that the sun never sets on the government is very serious.

"What a reassuring thing that the Gauls have tried again and again to destabilize Europe, what are they going to do? Are they really seeking the dream of dominating Europe?"

"According to the current intelligence, this intention does exist, if they continue to invade the Ruhr industrial area, then Hans will be greatly weakened, Gaul's strength will be greatly increased, and then the situation in Europe will be completely unbalanced!"

"Hmph, the Gauls must not be allowed to succeed!"

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